Helene's Impacts on the Carolinas

Apple farmers in Henderson County are looking to the annual Apple Festival to kick off a crucial apple season to recoup losses after Hurricane Helene.

The money provided by the federal government is a small percentage of the billions in damage that Hurricane Helene left behind in WNC.

Severe damage from Helene led engineers to declare the Lake Lure Flowering Bridge beyond repair, but volunteers say the garden’s legacy will live on.

The latest Mountain BizWorks survey provides a snapshot of recovery among more than 700 small businesses in the region.

Officials from the Governor's Recovery Office for Western North Carolina and N.C. Emergency Management were speaking in front of a legislative hurricane recovery committee.

Officials say crews will cover 150 miles of river in 25 counties over the next year and a half.

The proposed shifts would prioritize Helene recovery, but some advocates say it could also reduce civic engagement.

Climate change is increasing the risk of dangerous floods. But people often balk at the cost of flood insurance, especially since many doubt they need protection.

In one case, a truck driver delivering recovery construction supplies died in a road accident in June. The Hurricane Helene death toll in North Carolina now stands at 108 people.

Senate Republicans have argued that giving direct aid to small businesses would violate the state constitution.